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Adam is co-founder/director of the Vertical Film Festival in Katoomba in Australia's Blue Mountains.
Along with his sister Natasha, he created the festival — the world's first competition for vertical video — to explore possibilities for framing our world differently.
More details and Adam’s short essay on tall-screen as an expanded cinema form may be found at the Festival's website: https://vertical.video
His 9:16 portrait format video promoting the 2nd edition of the Festival (21 May 2016) is below left, a tall-screen ode to the aurora borealis filmed in the Arctic during 2015, while the teaser for the very first edition in October 2014 is below right.
The Festival held its 3rd edition in December 2018. In 2019 Adam lectured across three continents for Facebook/Instagram employees on the past, present, and future of vertical art.
Canyoning in the Blue Mountains' Tiger Snake Canyon one winter's day.
Cameras: Canon C100, 7D and GoPro Hero3 Camerapeople: Adam Sebire www.adamsebire.info
Natasha Sebire www.nunataks.info
Editing: Adam Sebire
Music: SaReGaMa http://saregama-music.blogspot.com.au
Jean-Charles Granjon's Impact took out 1st prize in the competition section of 2nd Vertical Film Festival, Katoomba, Australia, 21 May 2016.